Commonwealth of Australia
Migration Regulations 1994
CLASS OF PERSONS
(PARAGRAPH 1222(3)(aa))
I, PAULA WILLIAMS, Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 1222(3)(aa) of Schedule 1 to the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
1. REVOKE the Instrument number IMMI 09/082 signed on 17 July 2009 specifying a class of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1222(3)(aa) of the Regulations; AND
2. SPECIFY the following classes of persons for the purposes of paragraph 1222(3)(aa):
(a) A person who is outside Australia and:
(i) is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China and is either:
· in the People’s Republic of China (excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region); or
· in New Zealand; and
(ii) is not the holder of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Passport; or
(iii) is not the holder of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Document of Identity; or
(iv) is not the holder of a Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Passport; or
(v) is not the holder of a Macau Special Administrative Region Document of Identity.
(b) A person who is outside Australia and:
(i) is a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and is either:
· in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; or
· in New Zealand; and
(ii) does not have the support of the AusAID Minister or the Defence Minister.
(c) A person who is outside Australia and:
(i) is a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and is either:
· in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan or in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; or
· in New Zealand; and
(ii) does not have the support of the AusAID Minister or the Defence Minister.
This Instrument, number IMMI 12/002 commences on 24 November 2012.
Dated 2 November 2012
Paula Williams
Delegate of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
[NOTE 1: Paragraph 1222(3)(aa) of the Regulations provides that an application for a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) Visa made on form 157A or 157G by an applicant who is included in a class of persons specified in a Gazette Notice for that paragraph must be made by posting the application (with the correct pre-paid postage) to the post office box address specified by the Minister, or by having the application delivered by a courier service to the address specified by the Minister.
NOTE 2: Clause 5A803 of Part 8 of Schedule 5A to the Regulations provides that an applicant must give evidence that he or she is a person who has the support of the AusAID Minister, or a person who has the support of the Defence Minister, and evidence of the expected duration of the applicant’s study or training in Australia.]